With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Vassar Township works elsewhere
194 jobs are based in Vassar Township for 1,325 working residents. Vassar Township grades C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 2% of workers work from home; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Vassar Township at work: what stands out
Vassar Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Vassar Township is a place people come home to
There are 194 jobs based in Vassar Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vassar Township has about 2,700 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Vassar Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
Where Vassar Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vassar Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #527 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Vassar Township’s grade up (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns).
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vassar Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Vassar Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vassar Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,789 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Vassar Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,305 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Vassar Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Frankenmuth
Where Vassar Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A place that makes things: 38% of Vassar Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vassar Township, 2011 → 2021: 125 → 194. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vassar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Vassar Township, by distance
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Vassar Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,820 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.8% of Vassar Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Vassar Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200, Vassar Township comes 2,881st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 118 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,879 | Algood TN | 4,165 | $42K | 32.9% | 0.7% | 3% | C |
| 2,880 | Livingston TN | 4,147 | $40K | 16.2% | 0.2% | 25% | C |
| 2,881 | Vassar Township MI | 3,871 | $63K | 11.6% | 3.8% | 2% | C |
| 2,882 | White Creek NY | 3,274 | $73K | 8.3% | 4.5% | 13% | C |
| 2,883 | Copake NY | 3,205 | $114K | 13.5% | 5.7% | 11% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Vassar Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Vassar Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
The biggest share goes to Fremont Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vassar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar Township | – | C | D− | 35 min | $63,125 |
| Vassar | 4% | D | C+ | 30 min | $59,444 |
| Juniata Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $69,412 |
| Tuscola Township | 3% | B | C− | 27 min | $72,898 |
| Millington Township | 3% | C+ | C | 29 min | $65,737 |
| Fremont Township | 6% | C− | C | 35 min | $63,155 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vassar Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Vassar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vassar Township?
$63,125 (±$17,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vassar Township?
11.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vassar Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vassar Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankenmuth (9%, 11 mi), Fremont Township (6%, 6 mi), Saginaw (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Vassar Township walkable?
Vassar Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vassar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vassar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vassar Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.